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  1. Why? on The Right's War On Net Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Why does the gooberment(s) need to be involved at any level. Let the markets dictate the results. If an ISP blocks P2P or heavy FTP you switch ISPs to one that does not. Problem solved, and without the gooberment telling me what I can and can not do.

  2. It's all in the contract on Should You Be Paid For Being On Call? · · Score: 1

    I have only been a "full time" employee one time.

    That deal was simple.

    I drew a salary.
    The days (24 hour period) I was on call I got .25 hours of comp time for every hour I was on call
    If I worked during that time then I got 1.25 hours of comp time per hour worked

    The "nights" (after hours) I got .5 hours comp time and 1.5 hours comp for time worked

    There where 3 of us and we rotated by the week.
    After 18 month on the "job" I had over 250 hours comp time added up when I left.

    That is the rate I negotiated with the employer.
    The one I am on now is better.
    When I am called I bill 2 to 1 comp time with .1 hour per hour for waiting on the call.

  3. C Notes on Up To 90 Percent of US Money Has Traces of Cocaine · · Score: 1

    That's why I find them so addictive.

  4. Government Motors on Sahimo Hydrogen Vehicle Gets Over 1,300 mpg · · Score: 1

    GM will be releasing this thing in 2011 as the new flagship luxury car...

  5. Which member of ACORN on White House To Appoint "Internet Czar" · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    is he going to hire for this job.

    more importantly what country is he going to borrow the money from to hire this ACORN/RIAA moron from?

  6. Solve the unemployment for the ex-military on Mariners Develop High Tech Pirate Repellents · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Give each ex-Marine an AR-15 and 500 rounds
    Give each ex-Marine an m92 and 100 rounds
    Give each ex-Marine full battle dress

    Put 5 each on each ship
    Pay them 50k per year
    Pay extra 100k in insurance

    350k per year per ship

    Safety and dead pirates, priceless.

  7. Tie between... on Worst Working Conditions You Had To Write Code In? · · Score: 1

    The tool cage on the loading dock of a trucking company in winter with 5 degree weather inside when they opened the doors every 10 minutes.

    And

    Working with the boss that fired the entire IT staff because someone locked a file while writing to it.

  8. Happens all the time on How To Rack Up $28,000 In Roaming Without Leaving the US · · Score: 1

    The cruise ships have there own cell towers within the ship. You could be driving by the ship in your car and switch over to the ships international cell tower for a moment and you would never even know.

  9. Re:A blow to anti-government capitalists on Home Generators (or How DTE Energy Ruined My Holidays) · · Score: 1

    Nope, that tax is collected through the power bill here in the south

  10. From the Hurricane Crowd on Home Generators (or How DTE Energy Ruined My Holidays) · · Score: 1

    5500 watt at the minimum 7500 watt is better

    You don't want to run your laptop off of the gennie, you want to get 4 6 volt golf cart batteries run 2 in series then run the 2 pairs in parallel.

    Then get an inverter to convert the 12 volt to 110.

    Charge the batts with the gennie using a trickle charger

    On a 7500 watt (7.5 Kw) you get...
    7500 watts / 115 volts = 65 Amperes of juice

    Most homes have a 200 Amp main breaker

    Then you get an external weather proof box
    Wire it into a 60 Amp 220 breaker in the main (if its outside)
    with an appliance plug.

    You then get a #8 wire extension cord about 30-50 foot long and plug it into the gennie

    You have enough to power almost everything.

    Just make sure you turn off the Main breaker prior to starting the gennie and turning on the 60 amp breaker or you will kill some poor lineman.

  11. Grouchy old man on Study Confirms That Cars Have Personalities · · Score: 1

    best describes my truck

  12. Yes there is hope on IT Job Without a Degree? · · Score: 1

    Many of the best IT people I know have no school past high school.
    Some of the worst people in IT I know have a CS degree.

    Certs on show you can pass the test

    It all comes down to experience.

    I would get your resume out to about 10 to 15 recruiters that do contract only stuff.

    Take them to lunch, get to know them, let them get to know you.

    Find a small non profit that needs help, and volunteer your skill with them
    put them on your resume.

    Your going to be cheap for the first few years then as your skills show themselves
    your pay will jump.

  13. Don't be click happy on WV Voters Say Machines Are Switching Votes · · Score: 1

    How many of you have cleaned a machine that a user was click happy.

    I voted, I selected my candidate.

    I looked down and noticed that it was incorrect, I corrected it and wen on with life.

    I think its a case of fat fingering and click happy people.

  14. Big brother Obama on National Car Tracking System Proposed For US · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    is on the loose

  15. Law Enforcement has no duty on Police Secretly Planting GPS Devices On Cars · · Score: 1

    "Seriously, since it's their job to protect us from threats, the authorties require ways of not only stopping threats and crimes, but also, in preventing them whenever possible." Law Enforcement has no duty to protect. Their duty is in the investigation of a crime committed. They have no duty to put their life in danger to save your life. It is your duty to defend yourself and protect yourself.

  16. Re:1575.42 Mhz on Police Secretly Planting GPS Devices On Cars · · Score: 1

    1575.42 may be the GPS Freq. but that would not be the one used by the police.

    All the GPS unit does is receive 1575.42 then it would take the info and translate it to a long/lat then transmit that to a computer somewhere. I would suspect that it would be using G3 data stream in the form of a small cell modem or cell phone

  17. Great, I'm next... on Home Science Under Attack In Massachusetts · · Score: 1

    With liquid fertilizer, pesticides, saltpeter, oils, powders and all of the other things on the farm, is the sheriff coming after me?

  18. Welcome to the Liberal Left Commieforina on Non-Compete Clauses Thrown Out In California · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bring your business here, we guarantee you will get screwed.

  19. TSA is a joke on TSA To Allow Laptops In Approved Bags · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Spent two hours and missed my flight because the idiots could not believe that i just happen to have a little horse sh%* on my boots and a little diesel fuel on them from getting fuel on the way to the airport.

    They finally admitted that I was right, let me go, I had to pay $75 re-booking fee and get another flight.

    Then just to show how stupid they are, they wanted to detain me again as I went through security a second time.

  20. Cool on Best Buy Is Selling Ubuntu · · Score: 1

    So I can spend $20 or spend 4 hours waiting on the download.
    I think I will get a copy on my way home since I have to stop there anyhoo

  21. Not just PC Repair All IT work on PC Repair In Texas Now Requires a PI License · · Score: 1

    I am (future was) a Database Administrator in Texas
    The way I and my attorney read this...

    If a Database goes down I commit an offense if I recover the lost data
    or analyze the cause of the loss.

    From the statute

    Sec. 1702.104. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY. (a) A person acts
              as an investigations company for the purposes of this chapter if the
              person:
            (1) engages in the business of obtaining or
                      furnishing, or accepts employment to obtain or furnish, information
                      related to:

    (C) the location, disposition, or recovery of lost or stolen property;

    (b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), obtaining or
              furnishing information includes information obtained or furnished
              through the review and analysis of, and the investigation into the
              content of, computer-based data not available to the public.

  22. Its prior art on IBM Patents Putting Handprints On Laptops · · Score: 1

    I did it already.

    Every time I touch my laptop I put a hand print on it...

  23. Easy fix to this solution on Charter Is Latest ISP To Plan Wiretapping Via DPI · · Score: 1

    2 actually,
    1. Mail them a letter and tel them no, I do not agree with your data sniffing

    2.
    HOSTS file...
    find the charter server(s) info point to 127.0.0.1 or other ip of your choice...

    then have a script that files and electronic version of a small claims suit
    on the IP address. Each ad replacement would be its own cause of action.

    then surf away...

    spammer.charter.net
    got.screwed.by.charter.net

    and so on...

  24. That makes me a criminal on EMI Says Online File Storage Is Illegal · · Score: 1

    So all this time I have been committing a crime?

    My mp3's are on my lap top which is connected to the internet.

    So my online storage of my MP3's is a violation

  25. Can we... on PETA Offers X-Prize for Artificial Meat · · Score: 1

    Hunt this xprize meat or do we get to hunt PETA members